What is Transmuting?

Transmuting is the art of breaking down unused items into components; the results are used to make Adornments. Any Adorner will need components created by a Transmuter. As of Game Update 55 only Adorners can make adornments.

How do I become a Transmuter?

All characters are "born" with the ability to Transmute, but it must be skilled up. Open your Knowledge Book (Press K) and look for the Transmuting skill icon. To transmute items, click the icon and mouseover items. Your mouse will turn blue if an item can be transmuted. NOTE: this cannot be undone!! The item is changed forever.

What can be Transmuted?

treasured gear

adept and better spell scrolls

legendary gear

fabled gear

mastercrafted gear

What cannot be transmuted?

no-value items

items without an equipable level

Apprentice level spells

recipe scrolls

handcrafted items

furniture

consumables

containers

anything stackable

Heritage Quest items

mounts

things which need mending

there are still some odd quest rewards which do not Transmute.

What kind of results do I get from Transmuting?

Transmuting may yield four different results, all of which are used to make Adornments. There is a rare chance of getting both the rare and common results on a Transmute. The odds of a particular results are 80% chance of the common result, 20% chance of the rare result, and a 5% chance you'll get both.

treasured item: fragment (common) or powder (rare)

mastercrafted item: fragment (common) or powder (rare)

Expert Spells/Compat Arts: powder (common) or infusion (rare)

legendary item: powder (common) or infusion (rare)

fabled item: infusion (common) or vial of mana (rare)

Transmution Results By Tier

Tier

Fragment

Powder

Infusion

Mana

Tier 1

Lapiz Lazuli Fragment

Ulteran Powder

Infusion of Earth

Refined Mana

Tier 2

Coral Fragment

Aether Powder

Infusion of Air

Processed Mana

Tier 3

Jasper Fragment

Phantom Powder

Infusion of Fire

Clarified Mana

Tier 4

Opal Fragment

Ethereal Powder

Infusion of Water

Purified Mana

Tier 5

Ruby Fragment

Spectral Powder

Infusion of Nightmares

Natural Mana

Tier 6

Pearl Fragment

Vision Powder

Infusion of Daydreams

Coalesced Mana

Tier 7

Lunar Fragment

Illusionary Powder

Infusion of Illusion

Hardened Mana

Tier 8

Emerald Fragment

Sacred Powder

Infusion of Reality

Crystallized Mana

Tier 9

Underfoot Fragment

Void Powder

Infusion of the Void

Distilled Mana

Tier 10

Frozen Fragment

Frozen Powder

Infusion of Ice

Frozen Mana

Tier 11

Luminous Fragment

Luminous Powder

Infusion of Scale

Polished Mana

How does the Transmuting process work?

To transmute an item, use the Transmute skill (which is now found in your Knowledge Book) and your mouse arrow will now glow blue around the edges. Mouse over an item that you wish to destroy and, if the cursor stays blue, you can transmute it. Click on the item and you will receive a confirmation box asking if you are sure that you want to transmute the item. On confirmation there will be a progress bar to watch and about 2 seconds later the item will disappear and a component will appear in your inventory.

Transmuting cannot utilize the commission system, but if you group with your Transmuter and are in the same zone, you will see the results.

How do I level up?

Unlike the primary Tradeskills, Transmuting is skill based; your skill cap is determined by your Adventuring or Tradeskilling level, whichever is higher. The formula to calculate your current skill cap is ((Level * 5)+ 5). You can see your skill and its cap in the Character window under the Tradeskill tab.

You level up by breaking down items with your Transmuting skill.

What's skill got to do with it?

Your skill determines what level items you can transmute. It doesn't effect your results. [1] It will also affect your chance of a skillup, which bottoms out at a 25% chance when transmuting items well below your skill level.

Transmuting Skills

Since Transmuters no longer craft Adornments, there are no longer any crafting skills to go with it.

I hate Transmuting, am I stuck with it?

Yes, but no one said you have to use it! With Sentinel's Fate everyone can be a Transmuter, Tinkerer, or Adorner at the same time.

Calthine's Helpful Hints

You can skill up Transmuting fast or cheap, but not both.

When farming for Transmutables, remember to harvest! Mastercrafted gear and spells are Transmutable.

Archived Changes

Sentinel's Fate Changes

With Sentinel's Fate Transmuting becomes a skill that all characters have innately. It is still used to break down unwanted stuff to create materials for Adornments. The skill starts at 3 and is raised by using it. Raising the skill by transmuting now works all the way to the maximum level, capped by the higher of your two levels, Adventure or Tradeskill.

The skill of creating adornments is now called Adorning, it has to be trained by talking to an Adorning Trainer on Butcherblock dock or in Kelethin. Your skill is raised by creating adornments. Your maximum skill is capped by the higher of your two levels, Adventure or Tradeskill.

GU55 Changes

The nine primary tradeskill classes are no longer be able to make Adornments.

Any existing "Enigma of the (anything but transmuting)" recipe books disappeared with Sentinel's Fate. Non-adornment recipes in these books are being moved to other books. Existing adornments will not disappear, although there may be a few stat or slot changes to some to ensure they aren't overpowered or imbalanced with the new ones coming (if the slot on the adornment changes and no longer works with what item it's on, it should pop off your armor and return to your inventory so you can apply it to something else if you wish). [2]